Monthly Archives: July 2011

Twitter from Space

Astronaut Ron Garan, known on Twitter as @Astro_Ron, has been sharing his unique view with tens of thousands of space fans. In 2009, NASA placed an order for 11 D3S digital SLR cameras with F-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses … Continue reading

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Sub-$1000 DSLRs

Can it be only 20 years ago that the first DSLR was introduced? Yes. It was the Kodak DCS-100, with a jury-rigged 1.3-megapixel camera back attached to a Nikon F3 film SLR, and a shoebox-sized 200 MB hard drive that slung … Continue reading

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Olympus E-PL3: Offical US Price

The latest of the high-end cameras from Olympus is the E-PL3 micro four thirds offering and the price for the U.S. is now official. Olympus PEN E-PL3 Body with MSC M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED m14-42mm II R f3.5/5.6 Zoom or 17mm … Continue reading

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